Churn



(No Model.)

A. OVERHOLT.

GHURN. No. 248,340. Patented Oct. 18,1881.

In venior.

az/wm 0M UN TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ABRAHAM OVERHOLT, OF IONIA, MICHIGAN.

CHURN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 248,340, dated October18, 1881,

Application filed March 10, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM OVERHOLT, of Ionia, in the county of loniaand State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Chorus; and I herehydeclare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the artto which my invention relates to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which-Figure 1 represents a vertical longitudinal section, and Fig. 2 an endview of the same, showing the gearing and exterior mechanism. Fig. 3represents a vertical longitudinal section of the hearing f, cut on theline as a",- and Fig. 4 represents a front view of the same.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts.

In the drawings, A represents a frame or horse, constructed of anysuitable material and dimensions, and upon which are mounted at thefarther end a beating, h. carrying the pin 9, fastened to the center ofthe head of the churn, and at the other or near end the open orsemicircular hearing f, in which rests and revolves one end of the shaftC,passingloosely through the center of the near head of the churn, andwhich is provided with a pinion,d. The other end of said shaft isprovided with a bearing, h, upon the inner side of the farther head ofthe churn at its center, and upon said shaft 0 and pin 9, arranged, asshown, upon the hearings f and h, rests and revolves the churn B.

Over the outer end of the shaft 0 and pinion (1, and gearing therewith,turns an inside geared cog-wheel, 0, upon a stud, i, fastened to thenear head of the churn at an angle of about forty-five degrees from thecenter line, connectingthe shaft 0 and funnel-shaped opening l of thechurn. Through the outer end of the stud 1' passes a pin, i, which holdssaid wheel 6 upon it, and the rim upon the outer end of its teeth holdsthe pinion in its place.

A pin, it, passing through the frame A into the head of the churn, holdsit firmly in the desired upright position in the frame. in the churn B,upon the shaft 0, and so as to revolve therewith, are mounted paddles ordashers O, of any desired form.

The operation of my improved churn is as follows, to wit: The churn ismounted with its opening I uppermost upon the horse by passing the pin gthrough the bearingh and laying the end of the shaft Opreviouslyinserted into the churnupon the hearing). The pin It is then passedthrough the frame into the churn, as shown,to hold it in its desiredposition, after which the wheel 6 is mounted upon its stud 'l and overthe pinion d. and fastened, as shown,and motion given to the shaft (Jand its attached paddles by turning the wheel 6.

WVhen it is desired to empty the churn the pin 10 is withdrawn and thechurn turned forward on its bearings, so that the opening I may be underthe vertical center thereof before the stud i strikes against the horseA.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A churn provided with a looselv-revolving shaft, 0, longitudinallyremovable through its head, and provided with paddles and a hearing, it,in the center of the inside end of the churn, and bearing f through thehead, in combination with stud z and opening I, located at such angletherewith as to he vertically under the shaft 0 when the churn isinverted, and the stud i strikes the horse A, horse A, stud bearings hand f, inside geared wheel 6, pinion d, and pin it", all constructed andcombined to operate substantially as and for the purpose specified.

ABRAHAM ()VEREIOLT.

Witnesses:

JAG. W. SAILOR, JOHN HINDERsoN.

